As Netanyahu, Abbas Visit White House: Timeline of Israel’s Peace Efforts during the Obama Administration - The Israel Project

As Netanyahu, Abbas Visit White House: Timeline of Israel’s Peace Efforts during the Obama Administration - The Israel Project: "meline of Israeli efforts for peace and Israeli-Palestinian cooperation

2010


May 28: Israel plans to reopen part of an Israeli highway to Palestinians. Route 443 had previously been restricted to Palestinians after terrorists shot five Israeli motorists on the road in 2002. Israelis still fear attacks, but Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) must grant Palestinians access to part of the highway in the West Bank.[12]

May 26: Israel authorizes construction projects in Gaza in conjunction with the Palestinian Authority, sidelining Hamas. An Israel Defense Ministry official announces the government will deliver water and nine desalination systems to Gaza, and is approving supplies for construction on a hospital, 150 apartment buildings, a municipal sewage system, a flour mill and 60 classrooms at UN schools. All of the projects have the backing of the Palestinian Authority (PA), as part of Israel’s strategy of weakening Iran-backed Hamas and strengthening the PA in Gaza. Israel will also allow 100 Gaza businessmen to travel to the West Bank city of Bethlehem via Israel for a business conference"